Galveston

English

Etymology

Galvez +‎ -ton. From Galvez' Town, from Spanish Gálvez. Named after Spanish Vice-Roy of New Spain Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid, Count of Gálvez. The island and bay were renamed Gálvez in 1783 by Spanish navigator José Antonio de Evia, for Bernardo de Gálvez, who supported American Independence. The bay and island were subsequently renamed after the port town that itself took on the name of the island on which it sits.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæl.vɪs.tən/

Proper noun

Galveston

1. A place in Texas, United States
   1. A coastal city, the county seat of Galveston County, Texas, United States, located on Galveston Island and Pelican Island.

      Synonyms: Galveston City, City of Galveston

   2. Ellipsis of Galveston Island.: An island in Galveston county, Galveston city, Texas, United States; a barrier island separating in Galveston bay, and the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean

      Synonyms: Galveston Island, Island of Galveston

   3. Ellipsis of Port of Galveston.: A port in Galveston island, Galveston city, Galveston county, Texas, United States
   4. Ellipsis of Galveston County.: A county of Texas, United States. County seat: Galveston

      Synonyms: Galveston County, County of Galveston

   5. Ellipsis of Galveston Bay Area.: A region of Texas, United States, surrounding Galveston Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
   6. Ellipsis of Galveston Bay.: A bay of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic in Texas, United States

      Synonyms: Galveston Bay, Bay of Galveston

2. A town in Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States, named after Galveston, Texas.
3. An unincorporated community in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States, named after Galveston, Texas

Derived terms

• Bay of Galveston
• City of Galveston
• County of Galveston
• Galveston Bay
• Galveston City
• Galveston County
• Galveston Island
• Island of Galveston
• Port of Galveston

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: Galveston

Translations

Galveston City, TX

• Spanish: Galveston

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Galveston, from Spanish Gálvez+English town.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡalbeston/ [ˈɡal.β̞es.t̪õn]
• Rhymes: -albeston
• Syllabification: Gal‧ves‧ton

Proper noun

Galveston ?

1. Galveston
   1. A place in Texas, United States
      1. Galveston (a city in Galveston County, Texas, United States)

         Synonym: Cuidad de Galveston

      2. Ellipsis of Isla de Galveston.: Galveston Island (an island in Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States, on Galveston, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic)
      3. Ellipsis of Bahía de Galveston.: Galveston Bay (a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic in Texas, United States)
      4. Ellipsis of Condado de Galveston.: Galveston County (a county of Texas, United States)
      5. Ellipsis of Área de la Bahía de Galveston.: Galveston Bay Area (a region of Texas, United States)

Related terms

• Área de la Bahía de Galveston
• Bahía de Galveston
• Condado de Galveston
• Isla de Galveston